Ornamental device



Dec. 20, 1938. o. PLACCO 2,140,594

' ORNAMENTAL DEVICE I Filed March 12, 1937 INVENTOR.

(TAM/v flkmq ATTORNEYS .Patented Dec. 20,1938,

PA ENT OFFICE 1 ORNA E T DEVICE v J-OSCBIIEPIaOCO Cranston, R. I.,- assignor to, 001m &-, Rosenberger, -Inc.-, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York i g pplication M t 12, 19a7, seria1No; 1so,4ss H j-iolaim, (ores-2) My invention" relates to a new. and improved ornamental device andmbre particularly to a scarf ornament.

"Onebf the objects oimy-invention isto provide aniornamentwhich can be readily'at'tached to a scarf orother article of wearing apparel.

'Another object of myinvention is to provide an article 'of this type'havinga ring-member or, equivalent clamping member turnably con- 7 '.nected to the body of theornament, so that the i scarf or the like can bepassed through said ring member or' its equivalent; g 'I'heifbody of'the ornament is also provided with"means'for engaging the, scarf or the like.

Other objects of my invention will be set forth j infthe following description and drawing which illustrate preferred embodiments thereof, it being 2 understood that the'above statement of the obje'cts 'of my invention is intended generally to ,explain the same without limiting it in any .manner. a

Fig. l-is a rear elevation,- partially in perspective, of one embodiment of the invention.

vthis view the .ring member is shown as being turned away from the body of the ornament.

- Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1.

' {of the ornamenthaving been omitted, in order to Fig. 3 is a partial rear view, the representation indicate the structure of certain essential parts of the device. In this view, the ring member is shown in its operative position.

' Fig. 4 is Fig.3.

a sectional view on the line l- -l of 1 Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing how the scar er theiike can be passed throughthe ring I A member which is shown in Fig. 1.

' -.ment of Fig. 1, may be considered as having been Referring to the embodiment illustrated in Figs. ,1-5 inclusive, the article comprises a suitable ornament I, which can be made of metal or any other material. The shape of theornament can be ivaried at will.

As shown by thebroken circular line in' Fig. 3, ,the type of ornament illustrated in the embodi- '7 inscribed in a circle, but this can be varied at The rear. sideof the ornament has a clip member/Z connected thereto, in any suitable manner.

7 may be connected in any suitable manner.

9 Fig. 5 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 4, showingthe ring member in its outer or inoperative position.

' In the particular embodiment shown, the members If and 2' are made of metal, and they are connectedby solder, as indicated by the word solder in Figs. 1-5 inclusive. The members I and 2 The clip member 2 is provided with a perforation 3, and the walls of said perforation are provided with suitable claws or prongs 4.

jAs'shown in Fig. 1, the upper end of the clip 2 is provided with a longitudinal recess, in which i 'a spring5 is located. The inner end wall of said recess is provided with ahook 5, to which the 'lower end of thespring 5 is connected, as shown more particularly'in Fig. 4 and in Fig. 5.

provided with perforations. The clip member 2 is provided with lugs In which extend through said perforations, so that the clamping member 1 is turnably mounted upon the clip member 2. Said U-shaped member 9 is also provided with a hook II, to which the'upper end of the spring 5 is connected. Said member 9 is connected to the inner surface of the clamping member I by means of solder-as indicated in Fig. 5. 4

. When the clamping member I is in the outer or inoperative position which is illustrated in i Fig. 2, the tension of the spring 5 maintains said clamping member I in said inoperative position.

Upon turning the member I downwardly to its operative position, the tension of the spring 5 is effective to maintain the clamping member I in the operative position illustrated in Fig. 4, because the upper end of the spring 5 is then located inwardly of the pivot lugs 10.

In order to use the device, the scarf S is passed through the clamping member 1, and the member 1 is, then turned downwardly so as to clamp a portion of the scarf between the clip member 2 and the clamping member- I.

this embodiment the clamping member la is also of general rectangular contour.

Any clamping member which has a substantially closed shape, like the member I, may be designated as an annular clamping member, within the scope of the claims herein. A clamping member of this shape can be used to retain a scarf in the manner illustrated in the drawing herein.

The clip member. 2a which is shown in Fig. 7, has an offset portion 21), having lugs 10a which are similar in function to the lugs I!) which have 7 previously been described. Otherwise the construction is the same as that of the first, embodiment, so that corresponding parts can be indieated by the same reference numerals, and a de-' tailed description of the second embodiment is unnecessary. I

In the second embodiment, asin the first embodiment, the clamping member is inclined to the clip, when the clamping member is in its operative position. Likewise the lower end of the clamping member abuts the lower end of the clip,

Whenthe clamping member is in its operative position. Y

I do not wish to be limited to a construction in which the member 2 is separate from the ornament I. For the purpose of defining the invention, it may be considered that the member 2 in effect forms a part of the member I, so that the clamping member is turnably connected to the front ornament member I.

I have shown preferred embodiments of my invention and it is clear that numerous changes and omissions can be mlade from the details specified nected to the wall of said clamping member and vturnably connected to said legs so as to turn around a predetermined axis relative to said legs, said pivot member being located between said upper portion and said rear surface when the clamping member is in its inoperative position,

said clip member being located between said clamping member and said rear surface when the clamping member is in its operative position, said clamping member abutting the lower end of said clip member when said clamping member is in said operative position, and a spring located in said recess and connected to said clip member, said spring being also. connected to said pivot memberat a point which is offset laterally from said axis, said point being located between said upperportion and said rear surface when the clamping mlember is. in its inoperative position, said upper portion being located between said point and said rear surface when said clamping device is in operative position.

, OSCAR PLACCO. 

